a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection

The Condition" Dysentery is a more serious form of diarrhea, where the stools are tinged with blood and mucus..."

Inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon; may be caused by chemical irritants, bacteria, viruses, parasites or protoza. Characterized by frequent, bloody stools, abdominal pain and ineffective, painful straining to have a bowel movement (tenesmus).

Infection of the large intestine

an infectious disease of the colon causing bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.

An infection of the lower intestinal tract causing pain, fever, and severe diarrhea. It may come from a number of causes; faulty diet, colds, feline enteritis, intestinal parasites, poisoning or other gastrointestinal afflictions. The cat should be kept in a warm room without eating and the vet should be called

The Condition"...The mild form of amebiasis includes nausea, loose stools, weight loss, abdominal tenderness and occasional fever..."

"Diarrhea due to inflammation of the large bowel."

an infection of the intestines marked by fever and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by blood and mucus

Inflammation of the intestinal tract, particularly the colon, with frequent bloody stools (e.g., bacillary dysentery).

The Condition"...Lactobacillus acidophilus (3 capsules or 1 tsp daily) and other types of healthy bacteria treat the infection naturally by re-establishing the intestinal flora..."

Disorder with inflammation of the small intestines, and also the colon, accompanied by pain, a feeling of urgent need to have a bowel movement, and frequent stools containing blood or mucus.

an infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrohea and loss of blood and mucus, spreads very quickly

severe diarrhea, usually containing blood.

The Condition"...General Recommendations The first concern in treating dysentery is to compensate for the sometimes life-threatening loss of fluid and electrolytes due to the extreme diarrhea..."

An infectious disease that plagued camps and ghettos which caused uncontrollable diarrhea and resulted in internal bleeding, uclers, and other stomach problems.

a type of severe diarrhoea where there is fever, and blood and mucus in the faeces

disease of the intestines that produces diarrhea.

a condition of adult bees characterized by severe diarrhea and usually caused by starvation, low-quality food,, confinement due to poor weather conditions, or nosema infection.

An inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract, usually caused by bacteria or protozoa infection. The disease is characterized by fever and severe diarrhea.

A disease of the intestines (guts), usually caused by bad water or food, producing diarrhoea, dehydration and sometimes death.

An infection of the intestines which causes diarrhea. Many Civil War soldiers suffered from dysentery because of dirty drinking water and spoiled food.

intestinal disorder with inflammation of the mucus membrane esp. of the colon

An infectious disease of the colon. A patient has profound weight loss, fluid loss, fever and abdominal pain.

An inflamatory illness of the bowels, in which the victim suffers from severe and even bloody diarrhea

A severe intestinal infection, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea with blood or mucus

An infectious disease of the intestine that causes bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea, which can be accompanied by abdominal pain or cramps, fever, and dehydration from excessive diarrhea. It is caused by enteric infections, usually with Shigella, and can sometimes trigger reactive arthritis.

a painful disease of the intestines.

An infectious disease which produces diarrhea which becomes uncontrollable and often leads to internal bleeding and ulcer and stomach complications. The ghettos and camps were constantly battling the infection of dysentery.

Inflammation of intestinal membrane

inflammation of the large intestine with evacuation of liquid, bloody stool, and the urge to evacuate without result.

An illness associated with tropical climates which causes diarrhoea and bleeding.

Inflammation of the intestine, often with pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, etc. It is usually caused by infestation of the bowel by an ameba. Dysentery can be fatal, usually due to severe dehydration. Treatment includes rapid rehydration, sometimes via IV, and medication. From the Greek "dys-" meaning "abnormal or painful" + "enteron" meaning "intestine" = abnormal or painful intestine.

Severe, bloody or mucus-streaked diarrhoea.

A term given to a number of disorders marked by inflammation of the intestines (especially of the colon) and attended by pain in the abdomen, by tenesmus (straining to defecate without the ability to do so), and by frequent stools containing blood and mucus. The causative agent may be chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms. There are two specific varieties: (1) amebic dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; (2) bacillary dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella. Dysentery was one of the most severe scourges of armies in the nineteenth century. The several forms of dysentery and diarrhea accounted for more than one-fourth of all the cases of disease reported during the first two years of the Civil War. Synonyms: flux, bloody flux, contagious pyrexia (fever), frequent griping stools.

an abnormal condition of adult bees characterized by severe diarrhea and usually caused by starvation, low-quality food, moist sur roundings, or nosema infection.

(7) - any of various disorders marked by inflammation of the intestines, especially of the colon and attended by pain in the abdomen, tenesmus and frequent stools containing blood and mucus. Causes include chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa or parasitic worms.

an infection of the intestine caused by drinking polluted water

An infection of the gut caused by Shigella bacteria, which causes stomach pains and diarrhea. It is spread through contaminated food and water, as well as person-to-person contact.

The Condition"...The diarrhea typical of dysentery is caused by an inflammation of the colon due to infection by one of a number of organisms, including bacteria, parasites and viruses..." Related Topic"An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus..."

infectious disease of the colon; symptoms include bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and loss of fluids from the body.

Dysentery is an illness (formerly known as the bloody flux or simply flux) involving severe diarrhea that is often associated with blood in the feces. It is caused by ingestion of food containing micro-organisms, causing a disease in which inflammation of the intestines affect the body significantly. There are two major types: shigellosis, which is caused by one of several types of Shigella bacteria; and amoebic dysentery, which is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.

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